Minnesota will play an SEC opponent at noon ET, he said, adding that an opponent had yet to be named.

The team scheduled a news conference for Sunday afternoon.

The Gophers started this season 5-0 and were ranked as high as
No. 13 in both major polls, fueling speculation that they might
play in a prestigious New Year's Day bowl game. However, they lost five
of their last six games to finish 6-5 overall -- 3-5 in the Big Ten
and eighth in the conference.